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Eiteljorg newsletter, January/February 1989

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Eiteljorg Museum
American Indian and Western Art
New-s 1' e t ter
January/February 1989
Construction Continues
on Schedule
Wl
A
Work con tinues on the new Eiteljorg Museum
of American Indian and Western Art. Staff will
move into the new facility in February, and the
m useum opening remains set for June 24, 1989.
"ith the completion of the project in sight, work
continues on the Eiteljorg Museum, located at
the corner of West and Washington Streets in
downtown Indianapolis. Construction crews are working
within days of their initial schedule, and opening date for
the museum remains set for June 24, 1989.
The exterior of the museum building has begun to take
on a finished look, as the final pieces of Minnesota dolomite
(a limestone) and German sandstone,are being put into
place on the facade. Recently completed is the unusual f
main entrance canopy which is supported by the trunks
of 10 large cedar trees that were chosen from Vancouver,
British Columbia. Also, teak siding was recently put on the
walls wdiich overlook the outdoor.sculpture courts on the
north and east sides of the building.
Inside the facility, walls and ceilings are being installed
on the first and second floors, and over a mile of track
lighting has been put into place.
Merger with Museum
of Indian Heritage
Becomes Official
+ T^ JFarking another major step
^ |m#l in its development, the
^Lv^LEiteljorg Museum has
officially assumed the collections of
the Museum of Indian Heritage in a
merger of the two institutions that
was finalized in early December.
Under the terms of the agreement,
the Museum of Indian Heritage, until
now located in Indianapolis's Eagle
Creek Park, no longer exists as an
institution. Its collections have been
combined with those of the Eiteljorg
Museum, which will exhibit Native
American art and artifacts in a large
second floor gallery. Founded in 1967,
the Museum of Indian Heritage had
maintained a Native American collection which numbers roughly 6,000.
The strength of the collection lies in
its materials from the Woodlands, the
Native American cultural region which
includes Indiana.
Officials feel that the move from the
museum's current quarters in Eagle
Creek Park to the new downtown location will afford greater numbers of
people to see the collection.
George B. Tintera, president of the
board of directors of the Museum of
Indian Heritage for the past two-and-
a-half years, said, "The Museum of
Indian Heritage recognizes that our
location in Eagle Creek is beautiful,
but that the facility is not desirable
from the standpoint of a museum.
Once the Eiteljorg Museum opens
downtown, the number of people who
will see our collection will increase
many fold—and that, after all, is the
purpose of a museum."
All programs of the Museum of
Indian Heritage will be continued in
some form through the Eiteljorg
Museum. In fact, school groups which
had intended to visit the Museum of
Indian Heritage will be given first pri- -
ority at the new Eiteljorg Museum.
Santa Fe Trip
0 ■ ^ ive days and four nights
r^ of Southwestern art and
™ JL. regional cuisine will be
enjoyed by charter members who
sign up for a museum trip to
Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 13
through 17. h
Led by Eiteljorg Museum
Executive Director Michael Duty,
the trip will include visits to
Santa Fe's Museum of Fine Arts,
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, and the School of American
Research. Stops are also planned
at many of Santa Fe's well-known
galleries, including Gerald Peters'
Gallery and the Fenn Gallery, as
well as to the Shidoni Foundry.
Air fare, ground transportation,
and hotel accommodations at La
Posada have been arranged by
RosS and Babcock Travel Bureau.
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Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
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1
Eiteljorg Museum
American Indian and Western Art
New-s 1' e t ter
January/February 1989
Construction Continues
on Schedule
Wl
A
Work con tinues on the new Eiteljorg Museum
of American Indian and Western Art. Staff will
move into the new facility in February, and the
m useum opening remains set for June 24, 1989.
"ith the completion of the project in sight, work
continues on the Eiteljorg Museum, located at
the corner of West and Washington Streets in
downtown Indianapolis. Construction crews are working
within days of their initial schedule, and opening date for
the museum remains set for June 24, 1989.
The exterior of the museum building has begun to take
on a finished look, as the final pieces of Minnesota dolomite
(a limestone) and German sandstone,are being put into
place on the facade. Recently completed is the unusual f
main entrance canopy which is supported by the trunks
of 10 large cedar trees that were chosen from Vancouver,
British Columbia. Also, teak siding was recently put on the
walls wdiich overlook the outdoor.sculpture courts on the
north and east sides of the building.
Inside the facility, walls and ceilings are being installed
on the first and second floors, and over a mile of track
lighting has been put into place.
Merger with Museum
of Indian Heritage
Becomes Official
+ T^ JFarking another major step
^ |m#l in its development, the
^Lv^LEiteljorg Museum has
officially assumed the collections of
the Museum of Indian Heritage in a
merger of the two institutions that
was finalized in early December.
Under the terms of the agreement,
the Museum of Indian Heritage, until
now located in Indianapolis's Eagle
Creek Park, no longer exists as an
institution. Its collections have been
combined with those of the Eiteljorg
Museum, which will exhibit Native
American art and artifacts in a large
second floor gallery. Founded in 1967,
the Museum of Indian Heritage had
maintained a Native American collection which numbers roughly 6,000.
The strength of the collection lies in
its materials from the Woodlands, the
Native American cultural region which
includes Indiana.
Officials feel that the move from the
museum's current quarters in Eagle
Creek Park to the new downtown location will afford greater numbers of
people to see the collection.
George B. Tintera, president of the
board of directors of the Museum of
Indian Heritage for the past two-and-
a-half years, said, "The Museum of
Indian Heritage recognizes that our
location in Eagle Creek is beautiful,
but that the facility is not desirable
from the standpoint of a museum.
Once the Eiteljorg Museum opens
downtown, the number of people who
will see our collection will increase
many fold—and that, after all, is the
purpose of a museum."
All programs of the Museum of
Indian Heritage will be continued in
some form through the Eiteljorg
Museum. In fact, school groups which
had intended to visit the Museum of
Indian Heritage will be given first pri- -
ority at the new Eiteljorg Museum.
Santa Fe Trip
0 ■ ^ ive days and four nights
r^ of Southwestern art and
™ JL. regional cuisine will be
enjoyed by charter members who
sign up for a museum trip to
Santa Fe, New Mexico, April 13
through 17. h
Led by Eiteljorg Museum
Executive Director Michael Duty,
the trip will include visits to
Santa Fe's Museum of Fine Arts,
Museum of Indian Arts and Culture, and the School of American
Research. Stops are also planned
at many of Santa Fe's well-known
galleries, including Gerald Peters'
Gallery and the Fenn Gallery, as
well as to the Shidoni Foundry.
Air fare, ground transportation,
and hotel accommodations at La
Posada have been arranged by
RosS and Babcock Travel Bureau.
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Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art
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